Sealing the base of a garden shed.
Always a mine of useful information, I thought I'd ask the group if anyone
has successfully sealed of a garden shed to a concrete base.
I have an 8'x12' heavy duty shed being delivered/erected this week. There
is no floor to the shed, which will stand on a large level, concrete base.
I have a roll of 10" wide damp-course vinyl and thought I would stand the
upright walls onto this, then find a way of sealing the vinyl to the shed
and concrete.
I first thought of folding the vinyl up against the shed wall,
stapling/sealing. But then one single leak would provide a well of water in
which my shed could happily rot. So instead I thought I would cut the
vinyl flush with the shed walls, making a neat waterproof seal directly
beneath the entire shed wall, then apply some kind of sealant to the join,
sealing the shed/vinyl and concrete in one go. Does anyone have any ideas
which product would be best for the job? Tar I suspect, would be great -
but I'm no specialist and whatever I use would need to come from B&Q or
Homebase (that defines me as UK-based, for non UK readers...).
Apologies if you subscribe to alt.rec.ponds - this post sent there in error
too.
Any views appreciated.
Baz (Wood, Essex).
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